The Barefoot Boy (1923)
Dick Alden, a 12-year-old boy mistreated by his stepfather and picked on by the other residents of his village, is wrongly accused of setting fire to the local schoolhouse. He runs away but vows to take his revenge on the village. Years later he gets his chance when he returns to take over the mill he has inherited--he plans to close it down, which would throw most of the people out of work and destroy the economy. However, he runs into someone from his past that could put a halt to his plans.
Director: David Kirkland
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John Bowers as Dick Alden |
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Marjorie Daw as Mary Truesdale |
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Sylvia Breamer as Milicent Carter |
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George A. McDaniel as Rodman Grant |
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Raymond Hatton as Deacon Holloway |
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Tully Marshall as Tom Adams |
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George Periolat as Si Parker |
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Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Blake |
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Brinsley Shaw as Josiah Blake |
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Harry Todd as Bill Hawkins |
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Otis Harlan as Wilson |
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Frankie Lee as Dick Alden - as a Child |
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Gertrude Messinger as Mary Truesdale - as a Child |
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Lottie Williams as Mrs. Hawkins |
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Spec O'Donnell as Schoolboy |
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Jean O'Rourke as Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Directing | David Kirkland | Director |
| Writing | Wallace Clifton | Writer |
| Writing | John Greenleaf Whittier | Writer |
| Production | Harry Cohn | Producer |
| Crew | David Abel | Cinematography |